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PodCon2 will take place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, on January 19-20, 2019. Tickets are on sale now. It appears the way to purchase a ticket is do it through the PodCon IndieGogo campaign.

Once you’ve purchased your ticket for PodCon, you can book a discounted hotel room at the Sheraton Seattle, located across the street from the Washington State Convention Center. PodCon recommends you make sure to book your room before December 17, 2018, to get the group discount.

Featured Guests include:

Adal Rifai – Hello from the Magic Tavern

Arnie Nickapm – Hello from the Magic Tavern

Bianca Zelda – The Broadswords

Carrie Poppy – Oh No Ross and Carrie

Cecil Baldwin – Narrator of Welcome to Night Vale

Dylan Marron – Conversations With People Who Hate Me; Welcome to Night Vale

PodCon is a podcasting conference that is the result of conversations between Hank Green, Joseph Fink, Jeffery Cranor, and Travis & Justin McElroy. The purpose of PodCon is to be a place where people who really get into podcasts can be together for a couple of days. PodCon has released an Agenda that shows what to expect each day.

PodCon will take place on December 9-10, 2017, in the Washington State Convention Center, in Seattle, Washington. Those who purchase tickets to PodCon can register on December 8, 2017.

Events in the Agenda are subject to change. Each day includes Creator Chats, Meetups, Workshops, and select Signings, which are available to all ticket holders who participate in the lotteries.

Here is a little bit of the Agenda for December 9, 2017:

* The PodCon Opening Show, and the LORE podcast, will be on the main stage.

PodCon will take place in Seattle, Washington, on December 9 and 10 of 2017. It is a place where people can get together and really just “get into” podcasts for a couple of days. Tickets are on sale now. PodCon started by raising money through crowdfunding on Indiegogo. That campaign has now closed, with $243,746 raised by 3,022 backers.

There is an interesting description on the PodCon website about how it got started:

PodCon is the result of a conversation between four people:

Hank Green (who has run a bunch of conferences and conventions)

Joseph Fink and Jeffery Cranor (who created Welcome to Night Vale)

Travis McElroy (who produces more podcasts than any other known human.)

PodCon will bring together a diverse group of podcast pros in Seattle, Washington for two days of live podcasts, performances, discussions, workshops, and weirdness. You can expect live podcasts from your favorite creators, special guest performances, panel discussions for both creators and fans, expert-led creative workshops, and “a whole bunch of wacky weirdness.”

Featured Guests Include:

Gaby Dunn – Bad With Money With Gaby Dunn

Dylan Marron – Welcome to Night Vale

Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer – Criminal

Rod and Karen Morrow – The Black Guy Who Tips

Roman Mars – 99% Invisible

Franchesca Ramsey – Last Name Basis

Aaron Mahnke – Lore

Kevin T. Porter – Gilmore Guys

Hank and John Green – Dear Hank and John

Dr. Sydnee McElroy – Sawbones

Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy – My Brother, My Brother and Me

There are two types of tickets. You can purchase a General Admission ticket for $100.00. Or, if you want to attend PodCon (but cannot make it there in person), you can purchase a Remote Attendance ticket. It costs $30.00.

The Remote Attendance ticket works like this: You buy one. PodCon happens. A few weeks after the event, PodCon sends you password protected podcast links with audio recordings of almost all of the panels, performances, and live recordings. I’ve never heard of a podcasting conference offering this to ticket buyers.

It takes a lot of resources to put on a successful podcasting conference. And by “resources,” I mean “money.” That’s why the organizers of Seattle PodCon, planned for December 9th and 10th of this year, are raising money thru crowdfunding to get their conference off the ground.

PodCon is the brainchild of YouTuber and podcaster Hank Green, Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor of Welcome to Night Vale, and podcast producer Travis McElroy:

They wanted there to be a place where people got together to really just /get into/ podcasts together for a couple days. That’s going to include discussions of what is oh-so right about podcasts, but also some of the issues we have to face. It’s going to include live performances and mashed-up podcasts. It’s going to feature podcasters from tons of genres including fiction, news, science, comedy, drama, crime, interview and more.

We just love this stuff, and we want to celebrate it.

The producers of PodCon are still working on getting all of the details together for the conference. So far, they’ve confirmed live podcast recordings of the shows Dear Hank and John, My Brother My Brother and Me, and Alice Isn’t Dead (a separate, ticketed production of Welcome to Night Vale will be held adjacent to, but not automatically included with PodCon). The conference will also host panel discussions and workshops that will cover a wide range of podcasting topics.

PodCon has currently raised 16% (just shy of $50,000) of its $300,000 flexible crowdfunding goal. Contributors can gain access to PodCon with a $90 contribution. A remote access pass can be had for a $25 contribution. Remote access attendees will receive a special podcast feed that will contain recordings of many of the events happening at PodCon.

To learn more about PodCon and contribute to the Indiegogo campaign, click the link at the top of this article.

PodCon, an online only event that describes itself as a “pop up conference for podcasters and podcast junkies” is happening in less than 24 hours. The conference will take place via Blab, the online video conferencing platform that has become very popular with podcasters.

PodCon will host a “handful” of speakers:

John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur On Fire

Veronica Belmont of Sword and Laser

Rob Cesternino of Rob Has a Podcast

Helen Zaltsman of Answer Me This!

Brett Terpstra of Systematic Podcast

Elsie Escobar of She Podcasts

Ray Ortega of The Podcasters Studio

Espree Devora of We Are L.A. Tech

Chris Brogan, social media maven

Jessica Kupferman of She Podcasts

Darren Rowse of Problogger

The conference starts as 12PM PDT and will consist of a series of 30-minute sessions, ending at 4PM PDT. PodCon is free to attend. If you’d like to participate, the PodCon website asks that you RSVP. You can do so by following the link at the top of this post.